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5.0 out of 5 starsAn absolute riot! Hilarious! Great musical!
Matthew Broddick, although usually a 2-D actor had an amazing performance, along with Will Ferrel and the others. This movie was hilarious and the musical parts were good. The writing was witty and it had good timing, "Oola Dance" was priceless and it was all in all a fun film.

Published on June 5 2006 by RICK

2.0 out of 5 starsHighlight, Uma shows her Thurman's
Max Bialystock (Nathan Lane) did it again. Yep his plays are flops. Leo Bloom (Matthew Broderick) accountant inadvertently suggests that one can make a mint by selling more than 100% of a flop production. This sets Max in motion to produce the floppiest play yet.Will their scheme succeed?

This review is from: The Producers (2005) (Widescreen) (Bilingual) (DVD)

Matthew Broddick, although usually a 2-D actor had an amazing performance, along with Will Ferrel and the others. This movie was hilarious and the musical parts were good. The writing was witty and it had good timing, "Oola Dance" was priceless and it was all in all a fun film.

I thought this movie was a wonderfully wacky, over-the-top, campy musical comedy - campy and wonderfully entertaining! Nathan Lane was great, and although it took a little while to get used to Mathew Broderick in this unfamiliar character, I found him warm and sympathetic - and I didn't know he could sing either! I was surprised (in a good way) as to how many other "name" actors (Uma Thurman being one) were in this film!If you're looking for a subtle comedy - what are you thinking? This is Mel Brooks!If you just want an energetic entertaining romp, this is your ticket! I loved it!

This review is from: The Producers (2005) (Widescreen) (Bilingual) (DVD)

Max Bialystock (Nathan Lane) did it again. Yep his plays are flops. Leo Bloom (Matthew Broderick) accountant inadvertently suggests that one can make a mint by selling more than 100% of a flop production. This sets Max in motion to produce the floppiest play yet.Will their scheme succeed?

Well ever since his successes in his youth Matthew Broderick has had a string of mediocre movies. The string has finally broken with this less than mediocre production. One plus is that they did not try to mimic the original film. The addition of several new musical pieces and keeping "Springtime for Hitler" shows a great effort at creativity while retaining the essence of the story. However the musical pieces were more vulgar than funny and relied of base language and gestures than on skill or relevancy.

There were some good actors such as Hilda the wrong way pigeon. And Uma looked like she had fun in this one. However most of the actors including Matthew Broderick looked like they were just walking through.

This review is from: The Producers (2005) (Widescreen) (Bilingual) (DVD)

Max Bialystock (Nathan Lane) is a loser as a Broadway producer, but his accountant Leo Bloom (Matthew Broderick) helps him come with up with a plan to produce the worst show ever on the Great White Way, one they know will close after only one performance, and then abscond with the money they raised. The show they're sure will bomb is called "Springtime for Hitler."

Based on Mel Brooks' Broadway musical that was based on his non-musical movie, this is pretty much a filmed stage play starring the play's two leads, Lane and Broderick. I like Nathan Lane, but this is too much of a good thing; he's too loud, too mincing, and too broad and is exhausting to watch. Broderick is full of wide-eyed, Ferris Bueller-charm and likeability, but he is tiresome after a while, too. Will Farrell was completely awful as the Nazi-loving playwright and really ruined the show for me. All the dialogue is SHOUTED as if they're still trying to reach the last row of the balcony and they all seem so enamored of themselves and their material that it's off-putting.

I liked the original Producers back in 1968, which was nutty and wacky and funny; this time around, the movie is too big for the big screen. I grew weary and wanted it to end. I can certainly see how charming Lane and Broderick would be on the stage, especially if you're seated 100 feet from them. They're adorable and talented and the story is funny; it just doesn't work on the screen.

This review is from: The Producers (2005) (Widescreen) (Bilingual) (DVD)

Well,i tried to watch this movie,i really did.but i had to quitwatching after 30 minutes.this movie is based on the musical of thesame name,and it shows.it plays like a musical all right,but in my mindthey forgot the movie.i mean,i just didn't think there was any flow tothe things at all. everything felt kinda disjointed.the actors(MatthewBroderick,Nathan Lane and even the extras)seem to play their parts asif they are actually in a Broadway musical,rather than a theatricalmovie.at least that's the impression i had.but then, that could be thewhole point.but it just didn't work for me.i think you have to have acertain sense of humour in order to enjoy this movie.i only watched 30minutes,but that was enough for me to know it wasn't my type ofmovie.if you like musicals,you probably will like this movie,but thenagain,you could simply go see the exact same thing on stage.in myopinion The Producers(2005)version is a 0/10.not because it's an awfulmovie,but because it didn't resonate with me at all.but others mayenjoy it and find it very funny.if you like this film,you might alsowant to check out the 1968 version starring Gene Wilder and ZeroMostel.